On its surface, this quirky thriller from Randall Miller has indie-style appeal, with Alan Rickman in a delicious role as a gluttonous, philandering, narcissistic physics professor whose Nobel Prize win is deflated by the kidnapping of his rebellious ph A precious, hyperkinetic mess By PEG ALOI | December 03, 2008

Portland-area residents do pretty well when it comes to horrendous light displays. Slideshow: Portland holiday displays The holiday displays that put the bah in our humbug By JEFF INGLIS | December 07, 2006

Somewhere in Western Mass, an anal-retentive optometrist prides himself on being Mr. Christmas. Watch the trailer for Deck the Halls (QuickTime) Lands like a lump of coal By TOM MEEK | November 21, 2006

When I first realized that movies would, for better or worse, dominate my imagination forever, I really gave no thought to the forces at work creating these transfiguring images on a screen. Reflections on 40 years spent in the dark By PETER KEOUGH | November 15, 2006

Parker Posey is a self-described “unmeltable ice queen” and “ball of fear” in Billy Kent’s likable indie comedy that (though no one will believe it) is better than The 40-Year Old Virgin . Watch the trailer for The Oh in Ohio (QuickTime) Better than The 40-Year Old Virgin By A.S. HAMRAH | August 02, 2006